Holder for paper napkins.



T. ANDERSON.

HOLDER FOR PAPER NAPKINS.

APPLICATION FILED IUNEZS. 1915.

LQOTS. Patented Nov. M, 1916.

A I lnucnloz T.' /Ilndemsora.

.I Wheeling,'in thecounty of `Ohio,"`State,of`

West Virginia,` haveA invented certain new' stains Parana orten.

THOMAS ANDERSON, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA. p i

HOLDER non PAPER NAPKINS.

To all fw hom it may] concern Be it known that I, THOMAS ANDErsoN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at and useful Improvements in Holders for PaperNapkins; and] do hereby declare the following to be'a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled i'n the art towhichit apy y pertains to make* and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in holders for paper napkins,

- napkins.

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and 'has forits object to. so construct a de- .Vice of this character capable" of holding 'a great number of napkins-so that .the same `may be conveniently withdrawnfrom the holder one by one.

AA further object of the invention is to provide agholder'lso constructed that the same can be easily and quickly disassembled when necessary With lthese and other objects in view, this invention Aresides in the-novel features. of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated inf the accompanying drawing,`in which Figure 1 is a perspective viw of the device. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectlonal View. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View through the device. Fig. 4 is a perspective Y view of one of the compartments.

Referring to the drawing 1 indicates the base,which is preferably formed from sheet metal and is provided with ai rectangular A pair of recess 2. Rising from opposite sides of the base are sheet metal-,uprights 3, :said uprights having oppositely disposed channels l formed therein, thdpnrpose of which wlll appear later. Y l

' and consist of front walls- 6, sidewalls 7,

and top and bottoms 8 and 9, respectively, all `of which are formed fromtransparent glass. The tops of each`compartment are provided with slots 10 which are normally closed by covers 11, which are pivotally supported by the ears 12 carried bythe side .Walls of the compartment, said covers havt ,fill the same with compartments 5 is' provided,

Specication of Letters Patent. Pilelldl NGV. 114i, 19115. Application led J' une 28, 1915. Serial No. 36,850. i

Ving stops '13 carried thereby which are adapted to engage the top so as to limit the gaged by the uprights that the same will bel disposed in,.confronting relation, and rmly held against separation, and at which' time the lower ends of the compartments will engage the recess 2 formed in the base 1.v

y Each compartment-has formed upon its inner surface, and adjacent the rear edge of the wall 7, bearings 15v which are'pivotally engaged by the extensions 16 formed upon the ends of the arms v1"( of the wire loops V18, said loops being adapted to bear napkins.'

said loops will yieldably engage the package so as to hold the same against the front wall against the rearside of a packageof paper y.

Since the loops 18 are connected with an elastic band 19 it. is vobvious that.

6, and in such a position that the napkins may be removed through the slots 10. l

Fixed to the upper ends ofthe uprights 3 by bolts 20 is a bar 21 which engages 'the tops 8- of' the compartments so as to hold the sameagainst upward Vlmoveme'nt in the upl rights, said bar also servingl to ,supportA a bell 22.

Spring clips 23 are supported by 'the' u lsides of the base so that a menu card may beclamped to each side of -the holder, as

'indicated in dotted lines in Fig, 1 of the drawing. Y v

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a holder has been provided' so constructed that the -samecan be placed upon a dining'table and will` occupy very little space.

` What is'claimed is :-v i

l A holder of the' class described comprising a base, nprights carried by the base, channels formed in the uprights',"compartments ,hJavingtheir side edges provided with flanges for slidably engaging the channels to hold said compartments in confronting relation, said compartments having slots formed in their tops, covers for normally closngtlie slots, `a bar engaging the tops of the compartments and havingits ends detachably engaged With the uprghts to pre-- vent accidental upward movement `of the compartments, lvertically spaced loops` pivotally supported in each compartment, means forholding the loops in yielding engagement With the articles contained in the compartments, as and forth.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature,Vv in the presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS ANDERSON.

for the purpose set Witnesses:

PETE PoLrrEs, LEE F. Dos.v v 

